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意向形いこうけいNoun
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Grammar

volitional form (of a Japanese verb)

ほろむいいちご幌向苺ホロムイイチゴNounUsually kana
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cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)

向軸こうじく～の Adj.
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Medicine

adaxial; ventral

向岸流こうがんりゅうNoun
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current flowing from the open sea towards land

回向偈えこうげNoun
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Buddhism

closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead

向唐門むかいからもんむこうからもんNoun
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karamon gate with karahafu eaves at the front and back

志向形しこうけいNoun
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Grammar

conjugation denoting volition (in Japanese)

見向きみむきNoun
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Usu. with neg. sentence

looking towards; taking notice (of); showing interest (in)

偏向的へんこうてき～な Adj.
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biased; prejudiced; tendentious

方向幕ほうこうまくNoun
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destination sign (e.g. on a train); destination indicator; rollsign

水を向けるみずをむけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #26525
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Idiomatic expression

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information

Examples
「きれいな宝石ですね」、適当な話題かどうかわからないが、とりあえずそう水を向けてみた。
"Pretty gem, isn't it?" Not knowing if it was a suitable subject or not, but anyway I tried to get her interest that way.
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(for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them

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to offer water before a grave

向かい合わせむかいあわせNounFreq #27627
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face-to-face

向いているむいているExpressionIchidan verbFreq #28184
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to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

Examples
アンタ本当に器用ねっ。主夫とか向いてるんじゃない？
You're really handy, aren't you? Don't you think you'd make a good house-husband?
向こう岸むこうぎしNounFreq #28837
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opposite bank; farther shore

Examples
この事があったのは、ヨルダンの向こう岸のベタニヤであって、ヨハネはそこで、バプテスマを授けていた。
This all happened at Bethany on the other side of Jordan, where John was baptizing.
方向音痴ほうこうおんちNounFreq #33137
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(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

Examples
方向音痴なんだね。
You have no sense of direction.
おあつらえ向きお誂え向きおあつらえむき～の Adj.Freq #34283
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perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made

方向感覚ほうこうかんかくNounFreq #34510
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sense of orientation; sense of direction

真っ向勝負まっこうしょうぶNounFreq #34645
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head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

向き不向きむきふむきNounExpressionFreq #34745
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different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)

向こう見ずむこうみず向う見ずNoun～な Adj.Freq #36188
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reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring

Examples
向こう見ずな運転の為彼は免許を取り上げられた。
He had his license taken away because of reckless driving.
日向ぼっこひなたぼっこNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #37415
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basking in the sun; sunbathing

Examples
猫は日なたぼっこをしていた。
The cat was basking in the sun.
手向けるたむけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #41744
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to offer something to a deity or someone's spirit

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to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart

向け直す向けなおすむけなおすTransitiveGodan verbFreq #42763
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to change direction

方向を指すほうこうをさすExpressionGodan verbFreq #43309
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to point to a direction

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